Illinois Gas Prices Now The Highest In Continental U.S.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Pain at the pump continues in Illinois, as the Great Lake states wrestle with the some of the highest gas prices in the country.

“Every area in the Great Lakes is on the most expensive list,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.

WBBM Newsradio’s Lisa Fielding reports Illinois is at the top of that list, at an average price of $4.09 per gallon. The biggest factor in the recent spike in prices was a pipeline spill in Wisconsin, which prompted a shutdown of supplies to the Chicago area.

“Illinois is now the leader in the lower 48 [states] for the highest gas price average. Chicago prices are nearing levels that we haven’t seen since May and April,” DeHaan said.

Lisa Fielding is a news anchor and reporter for Newsradio 780. She brings nearly three decades of news and sports, radio and television broadcasting experience to WBBM.
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